The out-of browser player however is dependent on developers embracing it and as yet, there are few examples available.
The most important improvements to the latest version of Microsoft Silverlight are smoother streaming, DRM management, and an out-of browser player.
There is no prompt to restart the browser after installation but I recommend you do so because the first site of Silverlight content I accessed after installation simply crashed the browser. It works with most major browsers, including Firefox and Safari. Microsoft Silverlight is a lightweight plug-in that allows you to watch Silverlight-based content in your browser. In typically Microsoft style, the software giant has surely missed the boat by aiming at a replacement for Adobe Flash when the web world was already shifting towards interactive Web 2.0 platforms such as Adobe Air. The harsh truth is, Microsoft Silverlight has already fallen considerably behind Adobe Air and typical for a Microsoft product on Mac, it's prone to bugs.
Although Microsoft's Silverlight was originally conceived as a competitor to Adobe Flash, it now finds itself competing with Abobe's Web 2.0 platform, Adobe Air.
